COMMERCIAL.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2578, 25 June 1881, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

— CANTERBURY CORN EXCHANGE.

Report for the week ending Friday evening, June 24 : The market during the past week is without any alteration, and values in nearly all classes of produce remain unaltered.

Wheat—There is a good inquiry for good milling samples. Tuscan continues to be most sought after, and is readily saleable at from 3s 9d to 3s lOd per bushel; velvet chaff and pearl, 3s 8d to 3s 9d j Hunter’s •white, 3s 7d to 3s 8d ; seed wheals, 4s 3d to 4s 6d‘; seconds, 2s 6d to 2s 8d ; chick wheat, Is 6d to 2s per bushel. Oats.—The demand continues good but without any reduction of an advance in price. Good bright milling arc saleable at from 2s to 2s 3d f.0.b.,‘ feed lines from la 8d to Is 10d per bushel. Barley—The improved demand is still apparent, but without a corresponding alteration in value. Prime malting will command from 2s 9d to 3s 3d per bushel, fair to medium quality, 2s 3d to 2s 6d, feed samples, Is lOd to 2s per bushel. Potatoes—A good deal of business has been transacted during the week. Last week’s quotations are well sustained, vis., 30s to 335, at suburban Btations. Holders appear more sanguine aa to the future, and are asking considerably more than the above, without, however, leading to business. Recent advices from Australia report the crops very light. Prices at Warnambool had advanced from 45s to 67s 6d per ton. Grass Seed,—Little or no business is being done at present in this article of produce, prices however are firm 4s 6d to 5s per bushel for well cleaned samples, indifferently cleaned according to sample. Cheese and Butter. —There is no alteration in values during the past week 3d to 3Jd for the former; 8d to for the latter. Hay.—£2 10s to £2 15s delivered in Christchurch.